Publications by authors named "Bechara Taouk"
Biomass can be converted into energy/fuel by different techniques, such as pyrolysis, gasification, and others. In the case of pyrolysis, biomass can be converted into a crude bio-oil around 50-75% yield. However, the direct use of this crude bio-oil is impractical due to its high content of oxygenated compounds, which provide inferior properties compared to those of fossil-derived bio-oil, such as petroleum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aims to investigate the catalytic co-pyrolysis of beech wood with polystyrene as a synergic and catalytic effect on liquid oil production. For this purpose, a tubular semi-continuous reactor under an inert nitrogen atmosphere was used. Several zeolite catalysts were modified via incipient wetness impregnation using iron and/or nickel.
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- * The study demonstrated that GC×GC-EI-MS significantly improved peak separation compared to traditional GC-EI-MS, although the Orbitrap mass analyzer had limitations in data acquisition rate, which could affect the resolution of narrow chromatographic peaks.
- * The analysis of a cellulose bio-oil sample using GC×GC-MS resulted in a well-resolved chromatogram that allowed for the identification of various molecules based on their EI mass spectra, showcasing the technique's effectiveness in bio-oil analysis.
Removal of hazardous chlorinated VOCs over Mn-Cu mixed oxide based catalyst.
J Hazard Mater
September 2009
MnCuO(x)/TiO(2) supported catalyst was synthesized by the incipient wetness impregnation method. The catalyst was then tested for the oxidation of chlorobenzene (CB) used as a Cl-VOC model. The results showed that MnCuO(x)/TiO(2) is very active for CB oxidation since a total conversion (exclusively into H(2)O, CO(2) and Cl(2)) was reached at 350 degrees C without formation of any other harmful organic compounds and no catalyst deactivation was observed.
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